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Female fans normally know more facts about what’s going on than men do anyway. I’d say they’re a more intelligent fan on top of that. They normally know more about what we’ve done than we know about what we’ve done. --- Tony Stewart

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There are female fans who take apart engines and will take you apart if you have a problem with that; who are drawn to the danger and mystery of the sport; who watch races on TV to witness pure passion and unscripted emotion; who love the camaraderie of these family-friendly festivals; who feel the nervous anxiety of the lip-biting wives atop the pit boxes. --- Andrew Giangola “The Weekend Starts on Wednesday”

In Memory

In memory of our friend and colleague Amy Branch

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Jesse Little, the reigning K&N Pro Series East Rookie of
the Year, is a third-generation race car driver who’s worked his way up the ranks
and now finds himself as part of the new NASCAR Next class. Learn more about
this 17-year-old in this week’s Fast Facts.

Jesse Little was born April 15, 1997 in Sherrils Ford, N.C.
His father is Chad Little, former Cup Series driver and current director of the
Camping World Truck Series. The younger Little began his racing career at age 7
in quarter midgets, moving to Bandoleros at age 10 and Legends cars at age 12.

In 2010, Little won the USAC Eastern Focus Young Guns midget
car title before moving to late models in the UARA Stars series in 2011. The
following year, he made his NASCAR debut, competing in seven K&N Pro Series
East events, picking up a third-place finish at Greenville-Pickens Speedway.

In 2013, his first full-time season in the K&N Pro
Series East, Little finished ninth in points on his way to the ROTY title. He
joined his father as a K&N Pro Series ROTY, as Chad Little won the K&N
Pro Series West ROTY title in 1986.

Little is competing full-time in the K&N Pro Series East
once again in 2014.